Make Your Own Pollen Patties
While you can buy premade pollen patties from any beekeeping supply store, this article will share how to make your...
Joe Lawton
How to Read the Signs of an Impending Swarm
It's one of beekeeping's most challenging aspects. You want your hive to build in population so they have a large...
Warm Winter Day – Hive Sneak-n-Peek
For those warmer winter days when the bees are flying but the flowers aren't yet blooming, here is a video...
Do You Need to Wrap Your Hives for Winter?
This one comes down to a big judgement call and depends on a lot on how healthy the hive is,...
Be Careful Adding Pollen to Sugar Syrup for Brood Boosting
There are a few key components to happy, healthy bees... nectar and pollen are two of the key ingredients you...
Should You Open Feed?
Open feeding is easy and convenient, but are you risking the health of your hives? This may be more of...
Thermal Scanning a Hive in Winter
There is not much to do with your hives during the bitter cold months of winter other than wonder if...